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Andrew Abbott 
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Appletree Bay
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
Anne Burgess
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Scourie Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Harbour Beach
June Hodge 
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Kilvickeon Beach Isle of Mull To get to Kilvickeon beach, drive along Craignure to Fionnphort road until you reach the turn off just before Bunessa...
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
Ross
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Ballywalter Beach Ballywalter Beach is situated about 600 meters south east of Ballywalter.
Henry Spooner
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Barmouth Beach Barmouth Beach is located 500 meters south west of Barmouth in the county of Gwynedd.
Philip Halling 
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Overcombe Beach
Richard Webb
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Port Seton Beach Port Seton Beach is situated about 500 meters north east of Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Sandy B 
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Swanage North Beach
Graham Horn
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Brighstone Beach The beach can be challenging to find suitable parking; however, it is an easily accessible strolling distance away. T...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
Trevor Harris
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Chesil Beach Chesil Beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Portland. Dogs allowed on the seaward side from September to April.
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Kate Jewell
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Bigbury-on-Sea South Bigbury-on-Sea South is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Great Mattiscombe Beach
Alisdair MacDonald 
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Port nan Ron Nestled at the edge of a tranquil bay lies a pristine beach with powdery white sand. This secluded beach is not easil...
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